Labour’s persistent failure to address its electorate’s salient concerns is behind the protest vote, asserts DIANE ABBOTT
Northern Irish women are an unstoppable force to be reckoned with
This year has seen a resurgence of the women’s movement and Helen Crickard sees every reason for sisters to be optimistic
THE Time Is Now — Women Rise Up is the theme for Northern Ireland International Women’s Day 2019, decided by Reclaim the Agenda, which campaigns on six key themes.
A life free from poverty and discrimination where women are equally represented as decision-makers.
To have a life free from domestic violence and sexual abuse, to have access to good affordable and flexible childcare and to have a healthcare that meets our particular needs which covers full abortion rights, and we make no apology for that.
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There’s no room for feminists to be complacent about the growth of extremism and misogyny worldwide, warns HAILEY MAXWELL
From confronting Nato to defending Irish neutrality, Clare Daly’s principled stance embodies the often-forgotten peace tradition at the heart of IWD — we are proud to welcome her to our Belfast event, writes LYNDA WALKER



